Obviously "Takoyaki maker" isn't a real prestigious position, yet the skill and pride some of them take in the craft of what amounts to fast food is truly impressive.
Watching them turn all those tako-balls like an airport flip-sign still blows my mind.
(Yes, i know, simple pleasures and all that...)

Oh and

Hahahaha....

In Hawai'i an increasingly rare delicacy is the Opihi, or limpet.

Found stuck on rocks in the surf line,
not only are they rare, but difficult and dangerous to harvest.
The Hawai'ian "folk tune" Opihi Man even has the chorus dedicated to escaping the surf while picking the little buggers.
You generally get one chance to pry them off, (screwdriver on da rocks, brah)
because they lock down too tight once disturbed.
I'd call them a cross between a small abalone and an oyster.
They are crunchy and the guts do squirt out in your mouth,
so of course they are best raw.

How much sushi do you have to eat, in order to not be hungry again in 5 minutes?

Science has an answer for you: It's actually proportional to the size of your fat ass. [/srs]

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

there's a small sushi place called "kappa sushi" tucked away in that area, you should check it out next time, tiny place and great sushi.

I've never been there, but I'll be sure to check it out next time we go. Thanks for the recommendation.

Originally Posted by ChenPengFi

Obviously "Takoyaki maker" isn't a real prestigious position, yet the skill and pride some of them take in the craft of what amounts to fast food is truly impressive.

Yeah, even at McDonalds to a degree. It kind of feels like you can have an ordinary job and not feel **** on by everyone. At least when they have the show where they get some snotty ass Paris Hilton kind of character doing some work, they actually expect them to do it and perform at it. A while back, they had some AKB-type girl do a day of farming, where she was pulling up daikon. She got through a row and she was all like "I'm so tired" and the farmer walks up and is like: "good job. Now pull op the rest of them, please" as he pointed to the field.

In Hawai'i an increasingly rare delicacy is the Opihi, or limpet

Those look good. Are these like grown as a crop or are they just taken where ever they grow?